Cities in California by Gini index

Red Bluff, CA had the highest Gini index of 376 cities in 2022, at 63.5. Mountain House, CA had the lowest, at 31.1. The median was 43.5 and the figure for California was 49. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest63.5Red Bluff, CA

Lowest31.1Mountain House, CA

Median43.5376 cities

California49History

Top 40 cities, 2022

index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 index	Change on 2021
1	Red Bluff, CA	63.5	-1.3
2	Beverly Hills, CA	60.6	0
3	Calabasas, CA	55.7	-0.2
4	Santa Monica, CA	55.6	+0.2
5	Palm Springs, CA	55.5	+0.5
6	Atascadero, CA	55.5	+12.8
7	Rancho Mirage, CA	53.7	+1
8	Newport Beach, CA	53.4	-0.1
9	South Lake Tahoe, CA	53.3	+1.2
10	Laguna Beach, CA	53	-0.3
11	Berkeley, CA	52.9	+1.3
12	San Luis Obispo, CA	52.8	+0.5
13	Palm Desert, CA	52.7	-0.6
14	Los Angeles, CA	52.7	+0.2
15	Lindsay, CA	52.2	+5.3
16	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	51.9	+2
17	San Francisco, CA	51.7	+0.5
18	Menlo Park, CA	51.7	+1.1
19	Davis, CA	51.5	-0
19	Los Gatos, CA	51.5	+0.1
21	Larkspur, CA	51.5	-1.4
22	San Marino, CA	51.5	+6.6
23	Seal Beach, CA	51.1	+1.4
24	West Hollywood, CA	51.1	+0.3
25	Auburn, CA	51.1	+0.7
26	Santa Cruz, CA	51	+0.2
27	Pasadena, CA	51	+0.6
28	Oakland, CA	50.9	+0.5
29	Ukiah, CA	50.5	+5.5
30	Cathedral City, CA	50.2	+1.6
31	San Rafael, CA	50	+0.2
32	Coronado, CA	49.9	+0.3
32	Scotts Valley, CA	49.9	+6.4
34	Glendale, CA	49.8	-1
35	La Quinta, CA	49.8	-2.5
36	Mill Valley, CA	49.8	-0.4
37	Arcata, CA	49.6	-0.7
38	Palo Alto, CA	49.6	+0.3
39	Sonoma, CA	49.5	+1.2
40	Paradise, CA	49.5	+0.5
41	Hermosa Beach, CA	49.5	+1.8
42	California City, CA	49.4	-1.9
43	Truckee, CA	49.3	-0.4
44	Burbank, CA	49.2	-0.4
45	Redwood City, CA	49.2	+1
46	Hillsborough, CA	49.1	-0.1
47	Stanton, CA	48.9	+0.4
48	Solana Beach, CA	48.9	+1.5
49	Orinda, CA	48.8	+1.3
50	Sierra Madre, CA	48.8	-1.1
51	Culver City, CA	48.8	+1.5
52	Laguna Hills, CA	48.7	-0.9
53	Santa Barbara, CA	48.7	+0.1
54	Arcadia, CA	48.5	+1.3
55	San Anselmo, CA	48.5	+0.8
56	Millbrae, CA	48.3	+2.4
57	Chico, CA	48.3	-0.2
58	Fresno, CA	48.2	+0.2
59	Brawley, CA	48	+2.3
59	Oroville, CA	48	+1.1
61	San Clemente, CA	47.9	+0.3
62	Westminster, CA	47.9	-1.8
63	Eureka, CA	47.8	+0.4
64	Healdsburg, CA	47.8	-0.9
65	Fullerton, CA	47.7	+0.5
66	Los Altos, CA	47.7	+0.5
67	Half Moon Bay, CA	47.7	+0.5
68	Irvine, CA	47.7	+0.9
68	Lafayette, CA	47.7	+0.3
70	Loma Linda, CA	47.6	+1.5
71	Encinitas, CA	47.5	-1
72	Madera, CA	47.5	+2.1
73	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	47.4	+0.7
74	Burlingame, CA	47.4	+0.3
74	Manhattan Beach, CA	47.4	-1.2
76	La Palma, CA	47.4	+5.1
77	Mountain View, CA	47.4	+0.3
78	Anderson, CA	47.2	-0
78	Lomita, CA	47.2	+2.2
78	Redlands, CA	47.2	-0.3
81	Saratoga, CA	47.2	+1.8
82	Dana Point, CA	47.1	+0.2
83	Laguna Niguel, CA	47	+0.5
84	El Cerrito, CA	46.9	+0.9
85	Yuba City, CA	46.9	+0.3
86	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	46.9	+4.8
86	San Mateo, CA	46.9	-0.1
88	Monterey Park, CA	46.8	+2.1
89	Tehachapi, CA	46.7	-2.1
90	West Sacramento, CA	46.6	-0.1
91	South Pasadena, CA	46.5	-1
92	San Carlos, CA	46.5	+0.7
93	San Diego, CA	46.5	-0
94	Canyon Lake, CA	46.4	+5.2
95	Alameda, CA	46.4	-0.1
95	Moraga, CA	46.4	-1.6
97	Highland, CA	46.4	+0.5
98	Banning, CA	46.3	+1.1
99	Campbell, CA	46.3	+0.5
99	Victorville, CA	46.3	0
101	Hemet, CA	46.3	+1.1
102	Novato, CA	46.3	+1.7
103	Walnut Creek, CA	46.2	+0.9
104	Fortuna, CA	46.1	-2
105	Yucca Valley, CA	46.1	+0.6
106	Bakersfield, CA	45.9	+1.5
107	Long Beach, CA	45.9	-0.1
108	Barstow, CA	45.9	+1.3
109	San Jose, CA	45.9	+0.7
110	Thousand Oaks, CA	45.8	-0.6
111	Merced, CA	45.8	-0.6
112	Calexico, CA	45.7	-1.7
113	Los Alamitos, CA	45.7	-0.2
114	Laguna Woods, CA	45.6	-0.1
115	San Gabriel, CA	45.6	-1.1
116	Kerman, CA	45.6	+2.9
117	Desert Hot Springs, CA	45.6	-1.6
118	Parlier, CA	45.5	-0.4
119	Blythe, CA	45.5	-0.7
119	Selma, CA	45.5	+0.9
121	San Fernando, CA	45.5	+0.4
122	Dinuba, CA	45.4	-0
123	Escondido, CA	45.4	+0.1
123	Grass Valley, CA	45.4	-3.8
125	San Juan Capistrano, CA	45.4	-2.4
126	Tustin, CA	45.4	-0.1
127	El Cajon, CA	45.3	+0.2
128	Sacramento, CA	45.3	-0.2
129	Stockton, CA	45.3	-0.6
130	Cupertino, CA	45.3	+0.4
131	Pacific Grove, CA	45.2	+2.5
131	Sunnyvale, CA	45.2	+1
133	Costa Mesa, CA	45.2	+1
134	Carlsbad, CA	45.2	-0.7
135	Watsonville, CA	45.1	+1.6
136	El Centro, CA	45.1	-1.3
137	Belmont, CA	45.1	-0.1
138	Lancaster, CA	45	-0.8
139	Exeter, CA	45	-2.9
140	Agoura Hills, CA	45	+1
140	Claremont, CA	45	+1
142	Orange, CA	44.9	-0.2
143	South San Francisco, CA	44.9	+0.9
144	Diamond Bar, CA	44.8	+0.3
145	Albany, CA	44.7	+0.6
146	Alhambra, CA	44.7	-0.3
146	Camarillo, CA	44.7	+0.8
148	Oakdale, CA	44.7	+0.1
149	Temple City, CA	44.7	+1.3
150	Santa Clara, CA	44.7	+1
151	Carpinteria, CA	44.6	-0.9
152	San Marcos, CA	44.5	-0.4
153	Lompoc, CA	44.5	-0.1
154	East Palo Alto, CA	44.4	-0.8
155	Redding, CA	44.4	-1.2
156	Hawthorne, CA	44.4	+0.1
156	Kingsburg, CA	44.4	-4.6
156	Yorba Linda, CA	44.4	-0.3
159	Santa Rosa, CA	44.4	+0.9
160	Wasco, CA	44.4	-0.5
161	Apple Valley, CA	44.3	+0.1
162	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	44.3	+0.2
163	Modesto, CA	44.3	+0.1
164	Huntington Beach, CA	44.3	-0.4
165	San Dimas, CA	44.3	+2.4
166	Richmond, CA	44.2	+0.2
167	Corcoran, CA	44.2	-0.6
168	Inglewood, CA	44.2	+0.4
169	Monrovia, CA	44.1	-0
170	Marysville, CA	44.1	-1.3
171	Delano, CA	44.1	+0.5
171	San Leandro, CA	44.1	+0.8
173	Indio, CA	44	-1.7
174	La Mesa, CA	44	-0.1
175	Pleasanton, CA	44	-0.2
176	La Verne, CA	43.9	-1.3
177	Simi Valley, CA	43.8	+1.4
178	Shasta Lake, CA	43.8	+0.1
179	National City, CA	43.7	-0.7
180	Torrance, CA	43.7	-0.4
180	Walnut, CA	43.7	-0.2
182	Anaheim, CA	43.7	+0.2
183	Monterey, CA	43.6	-0.7
184	Turlock, CA	43.6	-0.5
184	Vallejo, CA	43.6	-0.5
186	Emeryville, CA	43.6	-0.8
187	El Monte, CA	43.6	+1.1
188	Marina, CA	43.5	+0.3
188	Upland, CA	43.5	-0.4
190	Napa, CA	43.5	+0.2
191	Morro Bay, CA	43.5	+0.5
192	Glendora, CA	43.4	+0.1
193	Clearlake, CA	43.4	-0.7
193	Fountain Valley, CA	43.4	-0.8
193	Susanville, CA	43.4	+0.4
196	Danville, CA	43.3	-2.1
197	Montebello, CA	43.3	+1.9
198	Poway, CA	43.3	-0.5
199	Porterville, CA	43.3	-1.4
200	Clayton, CA	43.2	+0.7
201	El Segundo, CA	43.2	+0.2
201	Vista, CA	43.2	+0.1
203	Tulare, CA	43.2	+1.7
204	Redondo Beach, CA	43.1	+0.1
205	Gardena, CA	43.1	-0.1
205	Whittier, CA	43.1	-0.7
207	Pico Rivera, CA	43.1	+0.2
208	Chowchilla, CA	43.1	+2.6
208	Visalia, CA	43.1	-1.1
210	Downey, CA	43.1	+0.3
211	Daly City, CA	43.1	+0.8
212	Petaluma, CA	43	-0.2
213	Rohnert Park, CA	43	+1.1
214	San Bernardino, CA	43	-0.3
215	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	43	-0
216	Placentia, CA	42.9	+1.9
216	Yucaipa, CA	42.9	-0.9
218	Lodi, CA	42.8	-1.2
219	Piedmont, CA	42.8	-1.5
220	Atwater, CA	42.8	+2.9
221	Commerce, CA	42.7	-1.6
222	Grover Beach, CA	42.6	+0.7
223	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	42.6	+0.2
224	Concord, CA	42.6	+0.9
225	Foster City, CA	42.5	+0.8
226	Benicia, CA	42.5	+1
227	Placerville, CA	42.4	+0.9
228	King City, CA	42.4	+2.8
229	Seaside, CA	42.4	+1
230	Bell, CA	42.4	-1
231	Riverside, CA	42.4	-0.3
232	Rosemead, CA	42.4	-0.3
233	West Covina, CA	42.3	-0.3
234	Clovis, CA	42.3	-0.1
235	Fairfield, CA	42.2	+1
235	Imperial Beach, CA	42.2	+0.6
237	Palmdale, CA	42.2	-0
238	Garden Grove, CA	42.1	+0.1
239	Cerritos, CA	42.1	+0.3
240	Twentynine Palms, CA	42.1	+0.8
241	Santa Fe Springs, CA	42.1	-0.3
242	Santa Paula, CA	42.1	+0.9
243	Antioch, CA	42	+0.7
244	Livermore, CA	41.9	+0.1
245	Bellflower, CA	41.9	+0.3
246	Coachella, CA	41.8	-3.5
247	Oceanside, CA	41.8	-0.7
248	Woodland, CA	41.7	+0.1
249	Riverbank, CA	41.7	+0.5
250	Cypress, CA	41.7	+1.4

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Income inequality on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality.

Covers Spain, the EU and its countries, and the United States. For other countries use gini_index_world_bank, which is measured on a different basis. US values measure household money income before taxes and are not directly comparable with the EU-SILC measure based on equivalised disposable income.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by Gini index, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/california-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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